. Here and there in New England and Canada . MARY S ARCH, OSSIPEE-MOUNTAIN PARK. and its remarkable red-oak tree. On the west aie the pastures of WelchIsland, and then the picturesque group of the Forties, with their windingchannels, trout ledges, lonely trees, and secluded coves, from which the mostcharming of views are gained. Jolly Island, of fifty-four acres, and Birch Island and its lonely cottage,lie to the westward from Long Island, across the channel; and then thepeaceful inland voyage is directed between the Six-Mile (from CentreHarbor) trio of islets and Bear Island, four miles long,
. Here and there in New England and Canada . MARY S ARCH, OSSIPEE-MOUNTAIN PARK. and its remarkable red-oak tree. On the west aie the pastures of WelchIsland, and then the picturesque group of the Forties, with their windingchannels, trout ledges, lonely trees, and secluded coves, from which the mostcharming of views are gained. Jolly Island, of fifty-four acres, and Birch Island and its lonely cottage,lie to the westward from Long Island, across the channel; and then thepeaceful inland voyage is directed between the Six-Mile (from CentreHarbor) trio of islets and Bear Island, four miles long, once the seat of fourthriving farms, and now ]5artly occupied by the summer-cottage colony of Kunnaway, with its steamboat pier. ,., Next, nestling under the western ^r- shore, comes Pine Island, the home of a solitary eagle. The Three-Mile (from Centre ^ -i \^ ■, Harbor) quartette of. THE FORTIEb, LOOKING TOWARDOSSIPEE. islets includes Hawks Nest and Nabbys Isle, hemmed by sandy beaches, and shaded by trees. Blueberries abound here, and black bass haunt the surrounding ledges. The Beavers ji, ;< ; ; ; come next, with their land-locked coves and seques- I /; ^ / tered channels; and Black-Cat Island, in front of a romantic / cove laden with exquisite pond-lilies. On the right rise the singularly fertile hills of Long Island,with two summer-hotels. The steamboats land passengers here; and thehotels are about eight miles from Centre Harbor, by the causeway andaround through Moultonborough. Across the channel is Steamlioat Island,where the first steamer on the lake, the Belknap, suffered total wreck,in 1S41. When the boat is off Long Island, and as she advances over the quietwaters toward Centre Harbor, there is a magnificent and impressive viewof Mount Washington and several other peaks of the Presidential Range,rising over and far back of the low ledges of Mount Pa
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